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 Kabul : in the Sind Irregular Horse in Beluchistan, 1840–1, and in E. Cutchi, 1844–5 : with the Sind Horse in the Panjab campaign, 1848–9, at Multan, Gujarat the occupation of Peshawar : in the Persian war, 1857, commanding S. Mahratta Horse : and against Shorapur, 1858 : commanded in the operations against the Chief of Nargoond, 1858 : C.B. : commanded a Division in Abyssinia, 1867–8 : K.C.B. : General, 1877. and G.C.B., 1886 : died April 6, 1897.

MALCOLM, SIR JOHN (1769–1833)

Son of George Malcolm : born May 2, 1769 : educated at Westerkirk : to India in the E. I. Co.'s military service, 1782 : reached Madras, 1783 : in 1792 was at the siege of Seringapatam, under Cornwallis, and appointed Persian Interpreter to the Nizam's troops : Secretary to Sir Alured Clarke (q.v.), who was C. in C, Madras, 1795–7 : at the taking of the Cape : Secretary to Lord Harris (q.v.), 1797–8 : Assistant Resident at Hyderabad, 1798 : present with the Nizam's troops at the capture of Seringapatam, May 4, 1799 : Secretary, jointly with Munro, to the Commission for the Settlement of Mysore : selected by Lord Wellesley to bean Envoy to Persia, 1799–1801 : negotiated two treaties, commercial and political : on his return appointed Private Secretary to the Governor-General, Lord Wellesley, 1801–3 : sent on special mission to Bombay in 1802 : nominated Resident in Mysore, Feb. 1803 : Political Officer with General Arthur Wellesley on the outbreak of the Mahratta war, 1803 : drew up the treaties of Sirji-Anjengaum of Dec. 30, 1803, and of Burhanpur of Feb. 27, 1804 : Resident at Sindia's court, 1804, and in Mysore, 1805 : served with Lord Lake, 1805 : made the treaty of Nov. 22, 1805, with Daulat Rao Sindia, and of Dec. 24, 1805, with Jeswant Rao Holkar : sent by Lord Minto on a mission to Persia, 1808, which was foiled by French influence : deputed to deal with the mutinous Madras officers at Masulipatam : again sent to Persia, 1810 : overshadowed there by Sir Harford Jones : wrote his Political History of India, 1811 : and History of Persia, 1815 : knighted and K.C.B. in 1815 : D.C.L. at Oxford, 1816 : Political Agent to the Governor-General, and Brig-General with the Army of the Dekkan in the Pindari-Mahratta war, 1817–8 : won the battle of Mahidpur, Dec. 21, 1817 : made the treaty of Mandiswar of Jan. 6, 1818, with Malhar Rao Holkar : made Baji Rao, the Peshwa, abdicate : took Asirghar, April 9, 1819 : administered Central India, including Malwa : disappointed of being Governor of Bombay, or Madras, he returned to England, 1822 : made Governor of Bombay, 1827 had disputes with the Supreme Court of Bombay, the Government declining to execute the process of the Court, which Sir J. P. Grant (q.v.), then sole Judge, thereupon closed : new Judges were appointed, and Grant resigned : left India in Dec. 1830 : M.P. for Launceston, 1831–2 : began the Life of Lord Clive : wrote on the Government of India : died July 30, 1833 : his statue, by Chantrey, placed in Westminster Abbey : wrote also on Central India and Sketch of the Sikhs : he had great diplomatic experience and skill, and was very successful and influential with all classes.

MALET, ARTHUR (1806–1888)

I.C.S. : son of Sir C. W. Malet (q.v.) : born 1806 : educated at Winchester, Addiscombe and Haileybury : went out to Bombay in the Civil Service in 1826 : Political Agent in Cutch and Kattiawar, 1842–3 : Secretary to the Bombay Government in the Secret and Political Department, 1846 : Chief Secretary, 1847 : Member of the Legislative Council of the Governor-General, 1854 : Member of Council, Bombay, 1855, also Chief Judge of the Sadr Court, 1857 : retired, 1860 : died Sep. 13, 1888.

MALET, SIR CHARLES WARRE, BARONET (1752–1815)

I.C.S. : son of Rev. Alexander Malet : born 1752 : went out to Bombay in the E. I. Co.'s Civil Service : became Resident at Poona, 1785 : negotiated at Poona, on June 1, 1790, an offensive and defensive alliance with the Peshwa and the Nizam against Tippoo : Baronet, 1791 : Member of Council, Bombay, April, 1797 : retired, 1798 : F.R.S. : F.S.A. : died Jan. 24, 1815.

MALET, GEORGE GRENVILLE (1804–1856)

Son of Sir C. W. Malet (q.v.) : born 1804 : entered the 3rd Bombay Light